Wikidata:WikiProject Taxonomy
Ball Python | |
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Systematics[16][17][18] | |
Clade | Episquamata |
Clade | Toxicofera |
Clade | Ophidia |
Suborder | Serpentes |
Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
Clade | Afrophidia |
Superfamily | Pythonoidea |
Family | Pythonidae |
Genus | Python |
Species | P. regius |
Scientific name of species[18][17] | |
Python regius | |
(Shaw, 1802) | |
Synonym | |
Range map | |
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IUCN conservation status[19] | |
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The goal of the WikiProject Taxonomy is to populate Wikidata with taxonomic names and their classification(s) so that this information is available to all Wikimedia contributors (Wikimedia includes the Wikipedias, Wikispecies, and Wikidata itself).
Taxonomic information is continually changing as we learn more about Earth’s biota, and can sometimes be contentious. As a result, there is not a single, universally accepted classification of the living world. For users of taxonomic information, perhaps the most frustrating consequence of this is that there can be multiple names for the same species. Most taxonomic databases will tell you which species name they prefer (i.e., which name they "accept"), and what is the "correct" classification for that species. But Wikidata includes information from multiple sources, and these sources may disagree on the accepted name for a species, hence to remain neutral Wikidata may have items for each alternative name for a species. Wikidata also allows for alternative classifications, hence a taxon may have more than one value for its parent taxon.
The goal of representing multiple classifications without privileging any one of them immediately adds a layer of complexity for anyone wishing to link to the Wikidata entry for a species. If you have some non-taxonomic data (such as species distribution, average body mass, clutch size, etc.) for a species that has more than one name, to which Wikidata item do you attach that information? If data on the same species is attached to different Wikidata names that are all synonyms, how do you bring all that data together? It also means that in order to construct the information for a taxobox for a Wikipedia page we cannot assume that all information about a species can be retrieved from a single Wikidata item.
Below we provide guidance to contributors wanting to add traits and other non-taxonomic data to taxon items in Wikidata (e.g., body size for a species). We also provide rules for adding taxa that reflect the Wikidata model for taxa, and which will help the project become a trusted and reliable source of taxonomic information. We also provide tools to help answer common questions, such as "what is the classification of this species", "what are all the alternative names for this species?', and "what do we know about this species?".
In general, each taxon has its own item here: The species Exiliboa placata (Q606) as well as its monotypic genus Exiliboa (Q13231734). Moreover, each (important/notable) taxonomic viewpoint can be stored, also historic ones. See for example Cactaceae (Q14560).
Scope, related projects and participants
[edit]Scope
[edit]- All items in wikidata describing a taxon
Not in the scope:
- Breeds, see Wikidata:WikiProject Dog breeds, Wikidata:WikiProject Cat breeds
- ...
Related WikiProjects
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Participants
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Statistics
[edit]- Insects: 872,027 (50.0%)
- Plants: 432,635 (24.8%)
- Arachnids: 76,363 (4.4%)
- Crustaceans: 66,305 (3.8%)
- Molluscs: 57,000 (3.3%)
- Fungi: 51,875 (3.0%)
- Fishes: 34,416 (2.0%)
- Reptiles: 23,737 (1.4%)
- Worms: 23,172 (1.3%)
- Annelids: 13,981 (0.8%)
- Myriapods: 13,214 (0.8%)
- Cnidarians: 12,848 (0.7%)
- Birds: 11,528 (0.7%)
- Sponges: 8,913 (0.5%)
- Amphibians: 8,280 (0.5%)
- Echinoderms: 7,790 (0.4%)
- Mammals: 7,410 (0.4%)
- Bryozoans: 6,059 (0.3%)
- Prokaryotes: 3,835 (0.2%)
- Viruses: 2,925 (0.2%)
- Rotifers: 2,491 (0.1%)
- Algae: 977 (0.1%)
- Trilobites: 153 (0.0%)
- Unknown: 5,208 (0.3%)
Count of taxon name (P225) and parent taxon (P171) (2017-01-04)
[edit]Properties and qualifiers
[edit]Tutorial
[edit]You'll find some explanation on how to use the following properties in our tutorial (work in progress).
Properties each item (that deals with a taxon) should have
[edit]Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: taxon (Q16521) (or a subclass: monotypic taxon (Q310890), fossil taxon (Q23038290), clade (Q713623)) | Exiliboa <instance of> monotypic taxon | - |
taxon name | P225 | String | scientific name: correct scientific name of a taxon (according to the reference given) | house cat <taxon name> Felis silvestris catus | - |
taxon rank | P105 | Item | taxonomic rank: level in a taxonomic hierarchy | Felis silvestris <taxon rank> species | - |
parent taxon | P171 | Item | taxon: closest parent taxon of the taxon in question | house cat <parent taxon> Felis silvestris | - |
Note: To avoid already fixed constraint violations, bots should only import these properties if
- the item has no property instance of (P31) or
- instance of (P31) = taxon (Q16521) or a subclass of it.
Optional properties
[edit]The complete list can also be viewed at Special:WhatLinksHere/Q18609040 (Wikidata property related to taxa).
General
[edit]property does not exist. Use "id=new" if it's to be created.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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IUCN conservation status | P141 | Item | conservation status and International Union for Conservation of Nature: conservation status assigned by the International Union for Conservation of Nature | Bald Eagle <IUCN conservation status> Least Concern | - |
taxon range map image | P181 | Commons media file | range, habitat and map: range map of a taxon | Ceratotherium simum <taxon range map image> Mapa distribuicao original white rhino.png | - |
endemic to | P183 | Item | endemism and endemic species: sole location or habitat type where the taxon lives | Checkered pupfish <endemic to> Mexico | - |
taxonomic type | P427 | Item | nomenclatural type: type genus or species: [in zoology:] nominal genus or species that is the name-bearing type of this nominal family or genus (or family-group ranked taxon or subgenus) [in botany unofficial] | Drosophilidae <taxonomic type> Drosophila | - |
botanist author abbreviation | P428 | External identifier | standard form (official abbreviation) of a personal name for use in an author citation (only for names of algae, fungi and plants) | Carl Linnaeus <botanist author abbreviation> L. | - |
author citation (zoology) | P835 | String | author citation: short form of the name used after a taxon this person has authored | Carl Linnaeus <author citation (zoology)> Linnaeus | - |
basionym | P566 | Item | basionym: the legitimate, previously published name on which a new combination or name at new rank is based | Browningia candelaris <basionym> Cereus candelaris | - |
basionym of | P12766 | Item | basionym: taxon item of which this taxon name is a basionym (original name, for botanical and similar items) - inverse property of basionym (P566) | Cereus candelaris <basionym of> Browningia candelaris | basionym |
original combination | P1403 | Item | protonym: for animals: the combination (binomen or trinomen) where the species-group name used in this taxon name was first published | lion <original combination> Felis leo | protonym of |
replaced synonym (for nom. nov.) | P694 | Item | replaced synonym: previously published name on which a replacement name (avowed substitute, nomen novum) is based | Agave duplicata <replaced synonym (for nom. nov.)> Bravoa geminiflora | replaced synonym of |
replaced synonym of | P12764 | Item | replaced synonym: taxon item which replaced this taxon name (now only a synonym) - inverse property of replaced synonym (for nom. nov.) (P694) | Bravoa geminiflora <replaced synonym of> Agave duplicata | replaced synonym (for nom. nov.) |
taxon synonym | P1420 | Item | synonym: name listed as synonym of a taxon name | Oreocereus hempelianus <taxon synonym> Borzicactus hempelianus var. weingartianus | - |
taxon synonym of | P12763 | Item | synonym: taxon item (considered a preferred name according to a given reference) of which this taxon name is a synonym | Borzicactus hempelianus var. weingartianus <taxon synonym of> Oreocereus hempelianus | taxon synonym |
code of nomenclature | P944 | Item | the code that governs the scientific name of this taxon | animal <code of nomenclature> International Code of Zoological Nomenclature | - |
temporal range start | P523 | Item | the start of a process or appearance of a life form or geological unit relative to the geologic time scale | Trilobita <temporal range start> Cambrian Stage 3 | - |
temporal range end | P524 | Item | the end of a process such as a geological unit or extinction of a life form relative to the geologic time scale | Trilobita <temporal range end> Changhsingian | - |
hybrid of | P1531 | Item | hybrid: parent of this hybrid breed or cultivar | Magnolia × soulangeana <hybrid of> Magnolia denudata | - |
named after | P138 | Item | eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one | Iomys horsfieldii <named after> Thomas Horsfield | - |
taxon common name | P1843 | Monolingual text | common name: common or vernacular name of a biological taxon | House Sparrow <taxon common name> House Sparrow | - |
this zoological name is coordinate with | P2743 | Item | Principle of Coordination: links coordinate zoological names | Aedes <this zoological name is coordinate with> Aedes | - |
ICTV virus genome composition | P4628 | Item | International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: classification of viruses of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses by the molecular composition of the virus genome (DNA, RNA, double or single stranded and translational polarity) | Ferak orthoferavirus <ICTV virus genome composition> negative-sense single strand RNA virus | - |
extinction date | P8556 | Point in time | date that a species or language is thought to have gone extinct | Raphus cucullatus <extinction date> | - |
Databases
[edit]- See
{{Taxonomy properties}}
for a more complete list. When adding items, also add to{{Taxonomy properties}}
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property does not exist. Use "id=new" if it's to be created.
Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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IUCN taxon ID | P627 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the International Union for Conservation of Nature database; source for conservation status (P141) | Bald Eagle <IUCN taxon ID> 106003365 | - |
NCBI taxonomy ID | P685 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Taxonomy Database by the National Center for Biotechnology Information | human <NCBI taxonomy ID> 9606 | - |
BHL page ID | P687 | External identifier | identifier for a page in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) | Canna indica <BHL page ID> 358022 | - |
ITIS TSN | P815 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System | oceanic whitetip shark <ITIS TSN> 160330 | - |
Encyclopedia of Life ID | P830 | External identifier | eol.org item reference number | Nicrophorus americanus <Encyclopedia of Life ID> 1044544 | - |
BioLib taxon ID | P838 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the biological encyclopedia BioLib | Escobaria <BioLib taxon ID> 105586 | - |
Fossilworks taxon ID | P842 | External identifier | identifier for an animal, plant, or microorganism in the Fossilworks database | Pantolambda <Fossilworks taxon ID> 40565 | - |
GBIF taxon ID | P846 | External identifier | taxon identifier in GBIF | tailed tailless bat <GBIF taxon ID> 5963040 | - |
WoRMS-ID for taxa | P850 | External identifier | identifier in the World Register of Marine Species | Fucus vesiculosus <WoRMS-ID for taxa> 145548 | - |
FishBase species ID | P938 | External identifier | identifier for a species in FishBase | harlequin catshark <FishBase species ID> 5918 | - |
MSW ID | P959 | External identifier | identifier from Mammal Species of the World database | Chinchilla <MSW ID> 13400130 | - |
Tropicos ID | P960 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon name in the Tropicos database | Poliothyrsis <Tropicos ID> 40013483 | - |
IPNI author ID | P586 | External identifier | numerical identifier for a person in the International Plant Names Index | Carl Linnaeus <IPNI author ID> 12653-1 | - |
IPNI plant ID | P961 | External identifier | numerical identifier for a plant name in the International Plant Names Index | Carex aphylla <IPNI plant ID> 298593-1 | - |
MycoBank taxon name ID | P962 | External identifier | identifier per MycoBank - a database that provides an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of fungi | Haematomma <MycoBank taxon name ID> 2196 | - |
Plant List ID (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) | P1070 | External identifier | identifier in The Plant List database from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Amorphophallus titanum <Plant List ID (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)> kew-8323 | - |
AlgaeBase URL | P1348 | URL | URL for a taxon in AlgaeBase.org | Valonia <AlgaeBase URL> http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=Tbe0623b49301eb05 | - |
Index Fungorum taxon ID | P1391 | External identifier | identifier for a fungus taxon in Index Fungorum | Cantharellus <Index Fungorum taxon ID> 17236 | - |
GRIN URL | P1421 | URL | GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: URL for a taxon in the GRIN website | maize <GRIN URL> http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?42207 | - |
Flora of North America taxon ID | P1727 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Flora of North America database | Orchidaceae <Flora of North America taxon ID> 10638 | - |
Flora of China ID | P1747 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in Flora of China (English-language revision of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae) | Orchidaceae <Flora of China ID> 10638 | - |
VASCAN ID | P1745 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada | Picea mariana <VASCAN ID> 7174 | - |
ZooBank ID for name or act | P1746 | External identifier | identifier for a name or nomenclatural act at ZooBank | Amargastegos <ZooBank ID for name or act> FB0A73A0-E464-4919-8307-80DCCB14FB16 | - |
Watson & Dallwitz family ID | P1761 | External identifier | familyID in Watson & Dallwitz: The families of flowering plants | Caryophyllaceae <Watson & Dallwitz family ID> caryophy | - |
USDA PLANTS ID | P1772 | External identifier | identifier in the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Database | Pseudotsuga menziesii <USDA PLANTS ID> PSME | - |
GrassBase ID | P1832 | External identifier | identifier in GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora | maize <GrassBase ID> imp10873 | - |
Fauna Europaea ID | P1895 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in Fauna Europaea | animal <Fauna Europaea ID> 1 | - |
Dyntaxa ID | P1939 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Swedish Taxonomic Database | Caeciliusidae <Dyntaxa ID> 2000976 | - |
conifers.org ID | P1940 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the conifers.org database | Araucaria bidwillii <conifers.org ID> ar/Araucaria_bidwillii | - |
LPSN URL | P1991 | URL | LPSN: URL for the website List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) | Chloroflexia <LPSN URL> http://www.bacterio.net/chloroflexia.html | - |
Plazi ID | P1992 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon treatment at Plazi.org | Anochetus grandidieri <Plazi ID> 31F96F41-E3E0-02BD-8898-5A4F3A20E45A | - |
Avibase taxon ID | P2026 | External identifier | identifier for a species, subspecies, or genus in the global bird database Avibase | House Sparrow <Avibase taxon ID> 240E33900CE34D44 | - |
African Plant Database ID | P2036 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève's African Plant Database of scientific names | Cucumis africanus <African Plant Database ID> 26054 | - |
CITES Species+ ID | P2040 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Species+ database (CITES) | Uroplatus sikorae <CITES Species+ ID> 5541 | - |
Xeno-canto species ID | P2426 | External identifier | identifier of a bird species in the Xeno-canto database | Common Blackbird <Xeno-canto species ID> Turdus-merula | - |
Panarctic Flora ID | P2434 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Panarctic Flora | Saxifraga rivularis <Panarctic Flora ID> 500727 | - |
Species Profile and Threats Database ID | P2455 | External identifier | identifier from Species Profile and Threats Database managed by Australian Government Department of the Environment | Albert's Lyrebird <Species Profile and Threats Database ID> 652 | - |
BugGuide taxon ID | P2464 | External identifier | identifier in BugGuide.net | Danaus plexippus <BugGuide taxon ID> 540 | - |
New Zealand Organisms Register ID | P2752 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon names in the New Zealand Organisms Register | Brachyglottis bidwillii <New Zealand Organisms Register ID> 799a26fa-5c77-48a1-ab41-7661b7df996a | - |
Index Hepaticarum ID | P2794 | External identifier | identifier in the Index Hepaticarum, a nomenclatural database | Adelanthus <Index Hepaticarum ID> 30665 | - |
Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas Code | P2809 | External identifier | identifier for a pollen or spore in the Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas, managed by the Australian National University | Acanthus ebracteatus <Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas Code> 271-1-3 | - |
ARKive ID (archived) | P2833 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon, in the ARKive database | Heteropoda davidbowie <ARKive ID (archived)> david-bowie-spider/heteropoda-davidbowie | - |
BacDive ID | P2946 | External identifier | identifier for a microorganism, in the BacDive database | Mycoplasma hominis <BacDive ID> 8607 | - |
EPPO Code | P3031 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the EPPO Global Database | Cydia pomonella <EPPO Code> CARPPO | - |
ButMoth ID | P3060 | External identifier | identifier for a butterfly or moth genus in the UK Natural History Museum's 'Butterflies and Moths of the World' database | Abriesa <ButMoth ID> 46.0 | - |
LepIndex ID | P3064 | External identifier | The Global Lepidoptera Names Index: identifier for a Lepidoptera taxon, in the UK Natural History Museum's 'Global Lepidoptera Names Index' | Kallima inachus <LepIndex ID> 158466.0 | - |
Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID (old version) | P3088 | External identifier | identifier (name code) for a taxon in the Catalogue of Life in Taiwan | Norops sagrei <Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID (old version)> 421738 | - |
Internet Bird Collection species ID | P3099 | External identifier | identifier for a species of bird, in the Internet Bird Collection database | White-tipped Quetzal <Internet Bird Collection species ID> white-tipped-quetzal-pharomachrus-fulgidus | - |
Flora of Australia ID (old) | P3100 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Flora of Australia Online | Acacia pruinocarpa <Flora of Australia ID (old)> 41037 | - |
FloraBase ID | P3101 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Government of Western Australia's FloraBase database | Banksia epica <FloraBase ID> 10798 | - |
Plantarium ID | P3102 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Plantarium database | Salvia splendens <Plantarium ID> 33541 | - |
NSW Flora ID | P3130 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the NSW Flora Online | Cydia pomonella <NSW Flora ID> CARPPO | - |
iNaturalist taxon ID | P3151 | External identifier | identifier in iNaturalist | Panamanian golden frog <iNaturalist taxon ID> 21723 | - |
TAXREF ID | P3186 | External identifier | identifier for a biological taxon in TAXREF, the national taxonomic reference for fauna, flora and Fungi of metropolitan France and overseas developed by the National Museum of Natural History | Alpine newt <TAXREF ID> 444430 | - |
NBN System Key | P3240 | External identifier | identifier of a taxon in the National Biodiversity Network (UK) | Quercus robur <NBN System Key> NBNSYS0000003845 | - |
World Spider Catalog ID | P3288 | External identifier | identifier of a taxon in the World Spider Catalog | Araneus diadematus <World Spider Catalog ID> urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014834 | - |
Vlinderstichting ID | P3322 | External identifier | identifier for lepidoptera species in the vlinderstichting database | Gold Spangle <Vlinderstichting ID> 874 | - |
Butterflies and Moths of North America ID | P3398 | External identifier | identifier for taxa in the "Butterflies and Moths of North America" database | Battus philenor <Butterflies and Moths of North America ID> species/Battus-philenor | - |
Nederlands Soortenregister ID | P3405 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Nederlands Soortenregister, a database of taxa in the Netherlands by Naturalis Biodiversity Center | Abortiporus biennis <Nederlands Soortenregister ID> 125960 | - |
Calflora ID | P3420 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in Calflora | Arctomecon californica <Calflora ID> 9285 | - |
eBird taxon ID | P3444 | External identifier | identifier for a species or subspecies, in the eBird database | Pandion haliaetus carolinensis <eBird taxon ID> osprey1 | - |
EURING number | P3459 | External identifier | identifier for a species or subspecies, in the EURING database | Barnacle Goose <EURING number> 1670 | - |
WCSPF ID | P3591 | External identifier | identifier of a plant taxon, in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Lilium <WCSPF ID> 280381 | - |
Araneae spider ID | P3594 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in araneae.nmbe.ch | Enoplognatha bryjai <Araneae spider ID> 5190 | - |
BOLD Systems taxon ID | P3606 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in boldsystems.org | Parotis laceritalis <BOLD Systems taxon ID> 286001 | - |
Wildflowers of Israel ID | P3746 | External identifier | identifier of a taxon in the Wildflowers of Israel database | Citrus medica <Wildflowers of Israel ID> 797 | - |
ADW taxon ID | P4024 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Animal Diversity Web database | Bison bison <ADW taxon ID> Bison_bison | - |
PalDat plant ID | P4122 | External identifier | identifier for a plant species in the Palynological Database (PalDat) for pollen of the University of Vienna | Ambrosina bassii <PalDat plant ID> Ambrosina_bassii | - |
Titan ID | P4125 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon (Cerambycidae) in the Titan database | Abyarachryson signaticolle <Titan ID> 3493 | - |
CNPS ID | P4194 | External identifier | identifier in the California Native Plant Society database | Astragalus lentiginosus var. antonius <CNPS ID> 1578 | - |
PfaF ID | P4301 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Plants For A Future database of uses of plants and their parts | Castanea sativa <PfaF ID> Castanea+sativa | - |
FOIH taxon ID | P4311 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the thesaurus of the Flemish organization for Immovable Heritage | Abies amabilis <FOIH taxon ID> 496 | - |
ABA bird ID | P4526 | External identifier | identifier for a bird taxon, issued by the American Birding Association | Trumpeter Swan <ABA bird ID> | - |
BTO five-letter code | P4567 | External identifier | identifier for a bird species, issued by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) | Long-tailed Tit <BTO five-letter code> LOTTI | - |
Guide to North American Birds ID | P4715 | External identifier | identifier for a bird taxon in the Guide to North American Birds on the National Audubon Society website | magnificent frigatebird <Guide to North American Birds ID> magnificent-frigatebird | - |
uBio ID | P4728 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon, in the uBio 'Namebank' database | Liolaemus atacamensis <uBio ID> 197279 | - |
Ecocrop ID | P4753 | External identifier | identifier of a plant used as an agricultural crop in the Ecocrop database | Ananas comosus <Ecocrop ID> 402 | - |
MONA ID | P4758 | External identifier | identifier for a Lepidoptera species, in the Hodges List (i.e. the "Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico", with subsequent revisions) | Stigmella gossypii <MONA ID> 0076 | - |
BTO Birds of Britain ID | P4798 | External identifier | identifier for a bird species or sub-species in the BTO Birds of Britain/ BirdFacts database | European Shag <BTO Birds of Britain ID> bob800 | - |
Fauna Europaea New ID | P4807 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon at the Fauna Europaea portal launched end of 2016 | Lepidoptera <Fauna Europaea New ID> b64a743d-0469-4571-9ed4-061779300ac0 | - |
Phasmida Species File ID (old version) | P4855 | External identifier | identifier for a Phasmida taxon, in the Phasmida SpeciesFile website | Asprenas <Phasmida Species File ID (old version)> 1000561 | - |
CONABIO ID | P4902 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon, issued by the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (aka CONABIO), a Federal Agency of the Mexican Government | Persea schiedeana <CONABIO ID> 28790ANGIO | - |
Amphibians of India ID | P5003 | External identifier | identifier for a species of amphibian in the Amphibians of India database | Rhacophorus rhodopus <Amphibians of India ID> 499 | - |
AmphibiaWeb Species ID | P5036 | External identifier | identifier for a species, in the AmphibiaWeb database | Nasikabatrachus bhupathi <AmphibiaWeb Species ID> 86671 | - |
Plants of the World Online ID | P5037 | External identifier | identifier of a (vascular) plant name in the Plants of the World online database | Veronica chamaedrys <Plants of the World Online ID> urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:811804-1 | - |
IRMNG ID | P5055 | External identifier | identifier of a scientific name, in the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) database | Adalia bipunctata <IRMNG ID> 10453115 | - |
GONIAT taxon ID | P5216 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon, in the GONIAT database | Bisatoceras akiyoshiense <GONIAT taxon ID> tax00000000000000000000000005550 | - |
Tree of Life Web Project ID | P5221 | External identifier | identifier in the Tree of Life Web Project | Centrolenidae <Tree of Life Web Project ID> 16952 | - |
BirdLife taxon ID | P5257 | External identifier | identifier for an avian taxon, in the BirdLife factsheet database | Chalk-browed Mockingbird <BirdLife taxon ID> 22711035 | - |
AntWeb ID | P5299 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the AntWeb database | Haidomyrmex <AntWeb ID> Haidomyrmex | - |
Amphibian Species of the World ID | P5354 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the Amphibian Species of the World database | Rococo toad <Amphibian Species of the World ID> Anura/Bufonidae/Rhinella/Rhinella-schneideri | - |
Tierstimmenarchiv ID | P5397 | External identifier | identifier for a species in the Animal Sound Archive Berlin | Gadus morhua <Tierstimmenarchiv ID> 7142 | - |
The Reptile Database ID | P5473 | External identifier | identifier for all living reptile species in The Reptile Database | Pachycalamus brevis <The Reptile Database ID> genus=Pachycalamus&species=brevis | - |
Global Invasive Species Database ID | P5626 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in the IUCN's Global Invasive Species Database | Mallard <Global Invasive Species Database ID> 1241 | - |
Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID | P5698 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon datasheet in the Invasive Species Compendium, produced by the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International | Isometrus maculatus <Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID> 78223 | - |
Lepidoptera of Belgium ID | P5862 | External identifier | identifier in the Catalogue of Lepidoptera of Belgium | Pieris rapae <Lepidoptera of Belgium ID> 4558 | - |
VicFlora ID | P5945 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Australian 'Flora of Victoria' database | Abutilon <VicFlora ID> 16df739c-a163-4993-afaa-58c658e97329 | - |
NT Flora ID | P5953 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in the Northern Territory (Australia) 'NT Flora' database | Lysiphyllum cunninghamii <NT Flora ID> 23552 | - |
APNI ID | P5984 | External identifier | identifier for a plant, in the Australian Plant Name index | Banksia aculeata <APNI ID> 106328 | - |
Center for Biological Diversity ID | P6003 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the Center for Biological Diversity website | Florida panther <Center for Biological Diversity ID> mammals/Florida_panther | - |
SeaLifeBase ID | P6018 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the SeaLifeBase website | loggerhead sea turtle <SeaLifeBase ID> 67017 | - |
ECOS ID | P6030 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the United States' 'Environmental Conservation Online System' website | Gorgeted Wood Quail <ECOS ID> 5954 | - |
CMS ID | P6033 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the 'Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals' website | Eskimo Curlew <CMS ID> numenius-borealis | - |
Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden) | P6034 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon in Plant Finder, on the Missouri Botanical Garden website | Beaucarnea recurvata <Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden)> 282253 | - |
C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium ID | P6035 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the Steere Herbarium website | Annona montana <C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium ID> 67605 | - |
Wild Herps ID | P6036 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the Wild Herps website | common snapping turtle <Wild Herps ID> C.serpentina | - |
Australian Faunal Directory ID | P6039 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon on the Australian Faunal Directory website | Thylogale billardierii <Australian Faunal Directory ID> Thylogale_billardierii | |
BirdLife Australia ID | P6040 | External identifier | identifier for a species on the BirdLife Australia website | Australian King Parrot <BirdLife Australia ID> australian-king-parrot | - |
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Flora of Australia ID (new) | P6756 | External identifier | identifier for a plant taxon, in an Australian Commonwealth database | Boronia serrulata <Flora of Australia ID (new)> Boronia serrulata | - |
eBiodiversity ID | P6864 | External identifier | eBiodiversity: identifier for a taxon in the Estonian eBiodiversity portal | Baltic herring <eBiodiversity ID> 113904 | - |
ATRF ID | P6904 | External identifier | Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants: identifier for a plant taxon, in the Australian Tropical Rainforest plants database | Abrus precatorius <ATRF ID> Abrus_precatorius | - |
World Flora Online ID | P7715 | External identifier | identifier for a plant in World Flora Online | common sunflower <World Flora Online ID> wfo-0000088131 | - |
Australian Fungi ID | P9076 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon (a fungus), in the Australian 'Fungi' database | Abrothallus parmeliarum <Australian Fungi ID> 60018871 | - |
Australian Lichen ID | P9093 | External identifier | identifier for a taxon (a lichen), in the Australian Lichen database | Amandinea montana <Australian Lichen ID> 30016393 | - |
Qualifiers
[edit]Title | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
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taxon author | P405 | Item | the author(s) that (optionally) may be cited with the scientific name | Boletus illudens <taxon author> Charles Horton Peck | - |
ex taxon author | P697 | Item | person(s) whom the author(s) of a name credited for the idea, followed in an author citation by "ex" (via P405) | Magnoliales <ex taxon author> Antoine Laurent de Jussieu | - |
year of publication of scientific name for taxon | P574 | Point in time | year when this taxon was formally described (for animals); year when this taxon name was formally established (for plants) | Boletus illudens <year of publication of scientific name for taxon> 1898 | - |
incertae sedis | P678 | Item | incertae sedis: qualifier for parent taxon (P171) to mark at which intermediate ranks placement of the taxon is incertae sedis | Cyclocorus <parent taxon> Colubridae <incertae sedis> subfamily | - |
nomenclatural status | P1135 | Item | qualifier for taxon name (P225) to mark the name's status according to the relevant rules of nomenclature | Cactaceae <taxon name> Cactaceae <nomenclatural status> nomen conservandum | - |
original spelling | P1353 | String | spelling: qualifier for taxon name (P225) to mark the name's original spelling | Aloe steffanieana <taxon name> Aloe steffanieana <original spelling> Aloe steffaniana | - |
gender of a scientific name of a genus | P2433 | Item | grammatical gender: qualifier for taxon name (P225) to mark the gender of a genus | Cyclops <taxon name> Cyclops <gender of a scientific name of a genus> masculine | - |
Related properties
[edit]Related items
[edit]- first valid description (Q1361864)
- recombination (Q14594740)
- replaced synonym (Q15709329)
- synonym (Q1040689)
- replacement of junior homonym (Q108040629)
- heterotypic synonym (Q59511375)
- homonym (Q902085)
- hemihomonym (Q36033662)
- later homonym (Q17276484)
- earlier homonym (Q21651662)
- isonym (Q12021866)
- nomen alternativum (Q66092043)
- nomen conservandum (Q941227)
- nomen conservandum propositum (Q15708833)
- sanctioned name (Q7415672)
- nomen illegitimum (Q1093954)
- nomen dubium (Q922448)
- nomen nudum (Q844326)
- nomen utique rejiciendum (Q15149791)
- nomen utique rejiciendum propositum (Q15708837)
- nomen protectum (Q15709300)
- orthographia conservanda (Q51165361)
- typus conservandus (Q51165454)
- orthographical variant (Q2491016)
- unavailable name (Q7882332)
- designation (Q18575734)
- superfluous name (Q29995613)
- unranked name (Q32307714)
- valid name (Q3342956)
- correct name (Q3342920)
- available name (Q4827436)
- species misidentification (Q45887982)
- genus femininum conservandum (Q67943921)
- genus masculinum conservandum (Q67943805)
- genus neutrum conservandum (Q67943587)
Requests for comment
[edit]- Species and genus (1 March 2013 – 2 June 2013)
- Inheritance of taxon ranks (19 May 2013 – 3 August 2013)
- P171 (10 Feb. 2017 – 29. Sep. 2018)
Tools and maintenance
[edit]- Wikidata species images on Commons
- Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations/P225 property taxon name: lists items with identical scientific names and items with more than one scientific name set; does not check if different authors (daily update)
- Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations/P105 property taxon rank: lists items with a not accepted taxonomic rank (daily update)
- Top missing properties by number of sitelinks/P105 taxon rank
- Top missing properties by number of sitelinks/P171 parent taxon
References
[edit]- ↑ Reveal System of Classification,
- ↑ Robert Folger Thorne and James L. Reveal, "An updated classification of the class Magnoliopsida (“Angiospermae”)", The Botanical Review, vol. 73, 2, , doi: 10.1663/0006-8101(2007)73[67:AUCOTC]2.0.CO;2
- ↑ George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker, Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita, London: unknown, , doi: 10.5962/BHL.TITLE.747
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 161, 2, , doi: 10.1111/J.1095-8339.2009.00996.X
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 141, 4, , doi: 10.1046/J.1095-8339.2003.T01-1-00158.X
- ↑ Arthur Cronquist, An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants,
- ↑ Adolf Engler and Ernst Friedrich Gilg, Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien, 9th edition,
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, "An ordinal classification for the families of flowering plants", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. 85, 4, , doi: 10.2307/2992015
- ↑ Armen Takhtajan, Flowering Plants, 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg: Komarov Botanical Institute, , ISBN 978-1-4020-9608-2, doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9609-9
- ↑ Richard Wettstein, Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik,
- ↑ James L. Reveal, "Summary of recent systems of angiosperm classification", Kew Bulletin, vol. 66, 1, , doi: 10.1007/S12225-011-9259-Y
- ↑ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 181, 1, , doi: 10.1111/BOJ.12385
- ↑ Michael A. Ruggiero, Dennis P. Gordon, Thomas M. Orrell, Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard C. Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Michael D. Guiry and Paul Kirk, "A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms", PLOS One, vol. 10, 4, , doi: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0119248, PubMed ID: 25923521 , PubMed Central ID: 4418965 , Creative Commons CC0 License
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Carl Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, vol. 1,
- ↑ Carl Linnaeus, Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales, secundum numerum figuram, situm, & proportionem omnium fructificationis partium, 5th edition, , doi: 10.5962/BHL.TITLE.746
- ↑ Robert Alexander Pyron, Frank T. Burbrink and John J. Wiens, "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes", BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 13, 1, , doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-93, PubMed ID: 23627680 , PubMed Central ID: 3682911 , Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Wulf D. Schleip and Mark O'Shea, "Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution", ZooKeys, vol. 66, 66, , doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.66.683, PubMed ID: 21594030 , PubMed Central ID: 3088416 , Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Peter Uetz (eds.), The Reptile Database,
- ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2,
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Literature
[edit]- David J Patterson, Willi Egloff, Donat Agosti, David Eades, Nico Franz, Gregor Hagedorn, Jonathan A Rees, David P Remsen: Scientific names of organisms: attribution, rights, and licensing. In: BMC Research Notes. December 2014, 7:79 (doi:10.1186/1756-0500-7-79).
- Tony Rees: 10 years of global biodiversity databases: are we there yet?. 26. November 2015 (slides).
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